State medical marijuana program expands to include dry leaf

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Patients registered in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program will soon be able to consume it in dry leaf or flower form, and more medical conditions will qualify for treatment by the drug.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's health secretary announced Monday she's accepting the recommendations of an advisory panel and adopting those changes.

Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine expects producers to make the dry leaf form of marijuana available sometime this summer.

State law prevents dispensaries from selling marijuana that's designed to be smoked.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke). In this Sept. 17, 2018 photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual...

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(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews). A sea gull flies off holding fish scraps near a former dock facility, with "Long Island" painted on old transfer bridges at Gantry State Park in the Long Island City section of the Queens Borough in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 1...

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A Youngstown church is helping local veterans this holiday season. The first 288 turkey baskets will be given to local veterans in need. It's part of The Place where the Lord Provides Christian Center annual 500 turkey basket giveaway. Bishop Salina Covington, said, "I got specific instructions in prayer the Lord wanted me to open up for veterans. God wants these guys and girls know they are important! so many are coming in with sad spirits. We are praying with ...More >>

A Youngstown church is helping local veterans this holiday season. The first 288 turkey baskets will be given to local veterans in need. It's part of The Place where the Lord Provides Christian Center annual 500 turkey basket giveaway. Bishop Salina Covington, said, "I got specific instructions in prayer the Lord wanted me to open up for veterans. God wants these guys and girls know they are important! so many are coming in with sad spirits. We are praying with ...More >>

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A man and woman from Austintown are charged with obstructing justice after township police surrounded a home early Monday. Austintown Police say they spotted a Chevy Malibu with the engine running in the middle of First Street at around 4 am.

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The FBI says a self-described white nationalist with a social media connection to the suspect in last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been arrested on gun-related charges after his relatives reported...

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